To improve robustness of mechanical properties of semi-solid cast A356 alloy using taguchi design method

Mechanical properties of semi-solid casting are dependent on multiple processing parameters,and improper processing parameters will not only reduce mean data but also increase variations.The present study investigated the impact of parameters in slurry preparation and heat treatment on the yield strength and ductility of T6 heat-treated A356 Al-Si alloy using rapid slurry forming(RSF)semi-solid casting.The focus was primarily on the robustness of mechanical properties based on Taguchi design method.By analyzing signal-to-noise ratio and minimum value calculated from-3S,the optimum slurry preparation parameters and heat treatment parameters were determined to be no quench,enthalpy exchange material(EEM)temperature of 140℃,EEM-to-melt ratio of 6mass%,stirring time of 18 s,solution heat treated at 520℃ for 2 h,and ageing heat treated at 190℃ for 6 h.In a small batch validation,the-3S yield strength and-3S elongation reach 256.1 MPa and 5.03% respectively,showing a satisfactory robustness.The hardness and microstructure of heat-treated samples with the best and worst properties were characterized to gain insight into the underlying mechanisms affecting the mean value and variations of mechanical properties.

Optimizing Average Electric Power During the Charging of Lithium-Ion Batteries Through the Taguchi Method

In recent times, lithium-ion batteries have been widely used owing to their high energy density, extended cycle lifespan, and minimal self-discharge rate. The design of high-speed rechargeable lithium-ion batteries faces a significant challenge owing to the need to increase average electric power during charging. This challenge results from the direct influence of the power level on the rate of chemical reactions occurring in the battery electrodes. In this study, the Taguchi optimization method was used to enhance the average electric power during the charging process of lithium-ion batteries. The Taguchi technique is a statistical strategy that facilitates the systematic and efficient evaluation of numerous experimental variables. The proposed method involved varying seven input factors, including positive electrode thickness, positive electrode material, positive electrode active material volume fraction, negative electrode active material volume fraction, separator thickness, positive current collector thickness, and negative current collector thickness. Three levels were assigned to each control factor to identify the optimal conditions and maximize the average electric power during charging. Moreover, a variance assessment analysis was conducted to validate the results obtained from the Taguchi analysis. The results revealed that the Taguchi method was an eff ective approach for optimizing the average electric power during the charging of lithium-ion batteries. This indicates that the positive electrode material, followed by the separator thickness and the negative electrode active material volume fraction, was key factors significantly infl uencing the average electric power during the charging of lithium-ion batteries response. The identification of optimal conditions resulted in the improved performance of lithium-ion batteries, extending their potential in various applications. Particularly, lithium-ion batteries with average electric power of 16 W and 17 W during charging were designed and simulated in the range of 0-12000 s using COMSOL Multiphysics software. This study efficiently employs the Taguchi optimization technique to develop lithium-ion batteries capable of storing a predetermined average electric power during the charging phase. Therefore, this method enables the battery to achieve complete charging within a specific timeframe tailored to a specificapplication. The implementation of this method can save costs, time, and materials compared with other alternative methods, such as the trial-and-error approach.

Design Optimization of a Self-circulated Hydrogen Cooling System for a PM Wind Generator Based on Taguchi Method

With the continuous improvement of permanent magnet(PM)wind generators'capacity and power density,the design of reasonable and efficient cooling structures has become a focus.This paper proposes a fully enclosed self-circulating hydrogen cooling structure for a originally forced-air-cooled direct-drive PM wind generator.The proposed hydrogen cooling system uses the rotor panel supports that hold the rotor core as the radial blades,and the hydrogen flow is driven by the rotating plates to flow through the axial and radial vents to realize the efficient cooling of the generator.According to the structural parameters of the cooling system,the Taguchi method is used to decouple the structural variables.The influence of the size of each cooling structure on the heat dissipation characteristic is analyzed,and the appropriate cooling structure scheme is determined.

基于Taguchi方法的低速潜油永磁电机优化及试验应用

潜油永磁同步电机直驱螺杆泵系统作为新一代采油技术被逐渐应用。为提高该电泵系统的性能,针对电驱系统开展低速潜油永磁同步电机的设计及优化分析。通过初始设计确定电机的主要结构参数,以电机效率最大化及齿槽转矩最小化为优化目标。基于Taguchi方法,选取气隙长度、永磁体厚度、定子齿宽和齿顶厚度4个结构参数作为优化变量,建立正交实验表,并利用有限元分析得到试验结果,确定最佳参数组合。根据最佳参数组合进行仿真分析,效率相较优化前提高了3.75%,齿槽转矩相较优化前降低了17.48%。根据优化结果,试制样机并进行了厂内测试与现场应用。结果表明:潜油永磁同步电机具有较高的效率,且运行平稳,验证了仿真结果的正确性和优化设计的有效性。

基于Taguchi试验的空调导风板预变形控制

空调导风板是典型的长条形外观塑件,其模具需要采用多浇口浇注,在注塑生产时塑件表面容易产生熔接痕和翘曲变形,严重影响塑件的表面质量和装配精度。针对塑件表面熔接痕问题,选用针阀式热流道系统,对浇口进行时序控制,通过浇口的有序打开有效消除塑件表面的熔接痕。针对空调导风板容易翘曲变形的问题,应用模拟仿真软件Moldflow对其成型过程进行仿真分析,利用Taguchi试验对注塑工艺参数进行优化设计,得出优化工艺参数组合,即熔体温度230℃、模具温度60℃、保压压力35 MPa、保压时间10 s、冷却时间16 s。在此基础上,对塑件进行反向预变形设计,预变形量为8 mm,仿真分析结果显示产品总翘曲变形量为7.962 mm,方向与预变形方向相反,二者相抵后塑件的翘曲变形量约为0.038 mm,接近零变形。经过实际生产验证,塑件表面无熔接痕、无缩痕,翘曲变形量在0.5 mm以内,具有良好的表面质量和装配精度,满足生产和使用要求。

Multi-Objective Optimization of Fused Deposition Modeling for Mechanical Properties of Biopolymer Parts Using the Grey-Taguchi Method

The urgent need to develop customized functional products only possible by 3D printing had realized when faced with the unavailability of medical devices like surgical instruments during the coronavirus-19 disease and the ondemand necessity to perform surgery during space missions.Biopolymers have recently been the most appropriate option for fabricating surgical instruments via 3D printing in terms of cheaper and faster processing.Among all 3D printing techniques,fused deposition modelling(FDM)is a low-cost and more rapid printing technique.This article proposes the fabrication of surgical instruments,namely,forceps and hemostat using the fused deposition modeling(FDM)process.Excellent mechanical properties are the only indicator to judge the quality of the functional parts.The mechanical properties of FDM-processed parts depend on various process parameters.These parameters are layer height,infill pattern,top/bottom pattern,number of top/bottom layers,infill density,flow,number of shells,printing temperature,build plate temperature,printing speed,and fan speed.Tensile strength and modulus of elasticity are chosen as evaluation indexes to ascertain the mechanical properties of polylactic acid(PLA)parts printed by FDM.The experiments have performed through Taguchi’s L27orthogonal array(OA).Variance analysis(ANOVA)ascertains the significance of the process parameters and their percent contributions to the evaluation indexes.Finally,as a multiobjective optimization technique,grey relational analysis(GRA)obtains an optimal set of FDM process parameters to fabricate the best parts with comprehensive mechanical properties.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)examines the types of defects and strong bonding between rasters.The proposed research ensures the successful fabrication of functional surgical tools with substantial ultimate tensile strength(42.6 MPa)and modulus of elasticity(3274 MPa).

Optimum Design of Stair-Climbing Robots Using Taguchi Method

Environmental issues like pollution are major threats to human health.Many systems are developed to reduce pollution.In this paper,an optimal mobile robot design to reduce pollution in Green supply chain management system.Green supply chain management involves as similating environmentally and eco-nomically feasible solutions into the supply chain life-cycle.Smartness,advanced technologies,and advanced networks are becoming pillars of a sustainable supply chain management system.At the same time,there is much change happening in the logistics industry.They are moving towards a new logistics model.In the new model,robotic logistics has a vital role.The reasons for this change are the rapid growth of the e-commerce business and the shortage of workers.The advantages of using robotic logistics are reduction in human errors,faster delivery speed,better customer satisfaction,more safety for workers,and high workforce adaptability.A robot with rocker-bogie suspension is a six-wheeled mobile platform that has a distinctive potential to keep all wheels on the ground continuously.It has been designed to traverse rough and uneven terrain by distributing the load over its wheels equally.However,there is a limitation to achieving high-speed mobility against vertical barriers.In this research,an optimal design of product delivery wheeled robots for a sustainable supply chain system is proposed to ensure higher adaptability and maximum stability during climbing staircases.The design parameters of the proposed robot are optimized using Taguchi Method.The aim is to get a smooth trajectory of the robot’s center-of-mass.The proposed approach realizes a robot with much-improved stability which can climb over heights more than the size of the wheel(i.e.,3 times the radius of wheels).The results reveal that the modified rocker-bogie system not only increases the stair-climbing capability but also thwarts instability due to overturning of a wheel of the robot.

Optimization by the Taguchi Method of a Robust Synthesis Protocol of Calcium Carbonate Phosphate

The experimental processes are difficult to model by physical laws, because a multitude of factors can intervene simultaneously and are responsible for their instabilities and their random variations. Two types of factors are to be considered;those that are easy to manipulate according to the objectives, and those that can vary randomly (uncontrollable factors). These could eventually divert the system from the desired target. It is, therefore, important to implement a system that is insensitive to fluctuations in factors that are difficult to control. The aim of this study is to optimize the synthesis of an apatitic calcium carbonate phosphate characterized with a Ca/P ratio equal to 1.61 by using the experimental design method based on the Taguchi method. In this process, five factors are considered and must be configured to achieve the previously defined objective. The temperature is a very important factor in the process, but difficult to control experimentally, so considered to be a problem factor (noise factor), forcing us to build a robust system that is insensitive to the last one. Therefore, a much simpler model to study the robustness of a synthetic solution with respect to temperature is developed. We have tried to parameterize all the factors considered in the process within a wide interval of temperature variation (60˚C - 90˚C). Temperature changes are no longer considered as a problem for apatitic calcium carbonate phosphate synthesis. In this finding, the proposed mathematical model is linear and efficient with very satisfactory statistical indicators. In addition, several simple solutions for the synthesis of carbonate phosphate are proposed with a Ca/P ratio equal to 1.61.

Design of Rotor Magnetic Barrier Structure of Built-in Permanent Magnet Motor Based on Taguchi Method

In this paper,a 20kW vehicle built-in permanent magnet synchronous motor is taken as an example,and a magnetic barrier structure is added to the rotor of the motor to solve the uneven saturation problem of the rotor side magnetic bridge.This structure improves the air-gap flux density waveform of the motor by influencing the internal magnetic flux path of the motor rotor,thus improving the sine of the no-load back EMF waveform of the motor and reducing the torque ripple of the motor.At the same time,Taguchi method is used to optimize the structural parameters of the added magnetic barrier.In order to facilitate the analysis of its uneven saturation phenomenon and improve the optimization effect,a simple equivalent magnetic network(EMN)model considering the uneven saturation of rotor magnetic bridge is established in this paper,and the initial values of optimization factors are selected based on this model.Finally,the no-load back EMF waveform distortion rate,torque ripple and output torque of the optimized motor are compared and analyzed,and the influence of magnetic barrier structure parameters on the electromagnetic performance of the motor is also analyzed.The results show that the optimized motor can not change the output torque of the motor as much as possible on the basis of reducing the waveform distortion rate of no-load back EMF and torque ripple.

基于混合Taguchi遗传算法的永磁同步电机优化设计

论文将混合Taguchi遗传算法(HTGA)引入到永磁电机的优化设计当中。HTGA具有Taguchi的局部寻优能力,又具有传统遗传算法(GA)的全局寻优能力,所以能更快速、更精确地寻找到问题的较优解或最优解,节省大量的计算时间,缩短研发周期。应用Taguchi方法来产生传统GA的子代个体,使更强壮的后代个体的参数特性得到遗传。本文建立了永磁电机的数学模型,将优化算法与永磁电机的基本电磁设计程序相结合,并将该优化设计程序应用于永磁电机的电磁设计中,得到了较好的优化效果。

基于Taguchi方法的动力总成悬置系统稳健优化

为提高动力总成悬置系统的隔振性能及其优化设计的稳健性,首先建立悬置系统6自由度模型,并以各自由度方向的解耦率最大为目标,以各悬置点三向刚度为设计变量,选用遗传算法对悬置刚度参数进行初步优化;接着选择解耦率高且刚度分布合理的个体作为对象,以信噪比作为评价指标,应用Taguchi方法进行一次或者多次稳健优化,获得较为理想的优化解;最后应用蒙特卡罗方法进行稳健分析。结果表明,该方法在保证刚度合理分布的基础上,能有效提高各自由度方向上的解耦率,增强悬置系统的稳健性。

Taguchi方法在内嵌式正弦波永磁同步电机优化设计中的应用

详细推导了利用等效磁路法确定内嵌式正弦波永磁同步电机设计基本电磁参数;提出Taguchi参数优化设计方法用于永磁同步电机的多目标优化设计,详细分析了Taguchi方法所用的优化参数和取值范围、考虑加工工艺等引起误差的参考参数以及建立实验正交矩阵;利用有限元分析软件求解实验矩阵,分析优化参数改变对电机性能指标影响的变化趋势及比重,得出电机多目标优化设计的选择规律。有限元分析结果验证了该方法的有效性。

基于Taguchi法设计带有圆锥台元件的超薄直下式LED平板灯

针对直下式LED平板灯厚度大、光源密度大的缺点,设计了一种带有圆锥台光学元件的超薄直下式LED平板灯,利用漫反射背板和反光圆锥台结构增加LED的混光距离,提高平板灯均匀度.应用划分单元的思想,以一个六角形光源为单元进行研究,采用Taguchi实验方法设计正交试验组并借助Tracepro软件仿真;考量六角形光源的圆锥台元件上下表面半径、厚度、距LED高度以及LED间距5个因子对该灯具均匀度和光效率的影响,并运用ANOVA理论分析出因子对品质的影响程度,进而优化灯具的各项结构参量,最终设计出一款厚度仅15mm,均匀度达95.3%,光效率达92.97%的直下式LED平板灯.

Taguchi DOE实验设计法注射成型工艺参数优化

将CAE技术与DOE技术相结合,可在较少的分析次数下自动获得优化工艺,从而改善注塑制品的质量。以一工业用注塑制品为例,采用Taguchi DOE实验方法进行实验分析,研究了工艺参数对注塑制品体积收缩率变化和翘曲变形的影响,获得的优化工艺参数可使其体积收缩率变化和翘曲变形达到最小。结合CAE模拟分析结果,通过样件试制对优化的工艺参数进行了验证。

应用Taguchi实验设计法最小化注塑成型制品沉降斑

基于注塑成型充填后的充填模拟 ,应用Taguchi实验设计 (DOE)技术 ,采用L9( 3 4 )正交矩阵进行实验 ,并采用变量分析 (ANOVA)研究了工艺参数对制品内最大沉降斑的影响 ,优化工艺参数以使注塑制品内的沉降斑指数最小 。

利用Taguchi法以高岭土为原料制备高硅NaY分子筛(英文)

采用Taguchi试验方法优化出了以高岭土为原料制备高硅NaY分子筛的最佳合成参数,考察了硅溶胶的加入量、反应体系的碱度、加水量以及晶化时间对NaY分子筛硅铝比和结晶度的影响。结果表明,高硅NaY分子筛的最佳合成条件是:反应体系各组分的物质的量比为7.5SiO2:1.0Al2O3:2.2Na2O:120H2O,晶化时间为16h。同时发现,对合成样品性能的影响最为显著的因素是硅溶胶的加入量和碱度。采用X射线衍射、N2静态容量吸附法和扫描电镜对利用最佳条件所合成样品的硅铝比、比表面积、孔分布以及表观形貌进行了表征。结果显示,以高岭土原料制备的NaY分子筛比参考样品拥有更高的硅铝比和更大的比表面积。

基于Taguchi方法的曲面LED阵列照度问题研究

为了分析曲面底板配光的LED阵列照明照度的影响因子,采用Taguchi实验方法设计实验,并运用Trace Pro软件进行仿真模拟,再通过ANOVA理论分析出因子对LED阵列品质的影响程度,优化曲面底板LED阵列的各项结构参数。结果表明:LED芯片数量对于照度均匀度及最大照度的影响最大,分别占有81.84%和91.58%的影响地位。进一步地,通过微调芯片与光轴的夹角可以得到更好的照度均匀度。以上研究结果为解决曲面底板照明的照度问题提供了理论依据。

基于Taguchi的柔性薄板装配夹具稳健设计

结合Taguchi稳健设计方法和柔性薄板零件装配偏差建模,提出了一种柔性薄板装配夹具稳健设计方法.通过对柔性薄板零件装配过程的分析,建立了反映装配质量与零件制造偏差、夹具定位偏差和夹具定位方案关系的装配偏差模型.利用Taguchi方法进行夹具定位的稳健设计时,以夹具定位位置为设计参数,各零件制造偏差和夹具定位偏差为噪声参数,结合柔性薄板装配偏差建模方法提出了柔性薄板夹具稳健设计的信噪比计算方法,通过安排正交试验的内外表,分析各夹具定位方案下装配质量对各偏差源的稳健性,确定稳健的夹具方案.该方法通过一个简单柔性薄板装配得到了验证.

基于Taguchi和UDE试验设计的注塑工艺参数优化

基于Taguchi试验设计和均匀试验设计(UDE)方法,应用Moldflow对注塑过程进行模拟,对模拟结果分析处理,优化注塑工艺参数,并分析比较了Taguchi试验设计和UDE方法应用于注塑工艺优化的特点。结果表明,Faguchi试验设计和UDE均能满足注塑工艺优化的要求,但对多因素多水平试验,UDE方法试验次数较少,效率较高,优化结果较理想。

基于Taguchi方法的复合材料易碎盖结构参数设计

为获得冲破性能稳定的复合材料易碎盖,对影响其性能的主要结构参数进行了分析研究。采用Taguchi试验设计方法,分析了结构参数薄弱区高度、内外侧搭接高度及厚度对易碎盖冲破性能的影响规律。结合信噪比、极差分析和指标趋势分析,比较了不同结构参数及因素水平对冲破性能的影响程度,获得了最优薄弱区结构参数组合。结果表明,薄弱区高度对易碎盖冲破性能影响最为显著,内外侧布条搭接高度及厚度对冲破性能影响较小;薄弱区高度为18 mm、内外侧布条搭接高度分别为4 mm和5 mm、搭接厚度分别为0.1 mm和0.2 mm时,易碎盖的冲破性能最接近设计目标;Taguchi方法分析结果与试验结果吻合,验证了该方法的准确性和有效性。